Perseverance:Igniting the Heart in the Midst of Hardship with Meg Wheatley

A special weekend with a leading thinker of our time on harnessing inner resources for committed action.

Perseverance is the capacity to keep going long after the passion for our work has dissipated. It is a continuous and conscious choice not to give up, no matter how difficult the circumstances. The Chinese character for perseverance is a knife over a human heart. Can we allow our hearts to be cut open by setbacks, criticism and loss? Can compassion arise even in the harshest settings? Drawing on the wisdom of the spiritual warrior tradition, we explore how to confront the dominant energies of our time – aggression, anxiety, and fear – in a way that allows us to do good work, serve others and care for ourselves. We will develop ways to work with these conditions and dynamics, while practicing discernment and acting wisely.

Margaret (Meg) Wheatley, EdD, teaches how we can accomplish our work, sustain our relationships and willingly step forward to serve in this troubled time. She is co-founder and president emerita of The Berkana Institute, an organizational consultant since 1973, a prolific writer and speaker. Margaret has authored six books, including Leadership and the New Science, Perseverance and Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Learning to Live the Future Now.